Stars including John Mayer, Dave Chappelle, and Jeff Ross came together over the weekend to host a “punk rock Shiva” for late actor Bob Saget at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, California. “After Bob’s fancy funeral we threw him a small impromptu punk rock shiva upstairs at the @thecomedystore. We laughed and cried for four […]
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival, for the second year in a row, was an online affair, resulting in a noticeable increase in the event’s reach and revenue. The most notable deals from the independent film festival included Apple TV+’s $15 million deal for Cooper Raiff’s highly-anticipated coming of age comedy Cha Cha Real Smooth starring Dakota Johnson, […]
Thursday was a busy day for awards season, as the nominations for the Producers, Directors, and Writers Guild Awards were all revealed in addition to the beginning of Oscar nominations voting. Most notably, yesterday came with the highly-anticipated announcement of nominees for the 74th Annual Director’s Guild. Many film lovers and critics feel the DGA […]
On Wednesday, the Costume Designers Guild revealed the nominees for its 24th annual Awards, which recognizes excellence in costume design across eight different film, television, and short-form categories. This year’s host, presenters, and additional honorees will be announced in the coming weeks. “Throughout the pandemic, we’ve been reminded how important costume design is, not only […]
The American Society of Cinematographers, otherwise known as ASC, has officially announced its annual Outstanding Achievement Award nominees for the feature films, documentaries, and television programs released throughout 2021. These nominations consist of what the ASC believes to be notable contenders of “exceptional cinematography in competitive categories.” The winners of the 36th ASC Awards will […]
The Art Directors Guild, which honors excellence in production design in motion pictures, television, commercial, and music videos, has just revealed its nominations for the 26th year. Awards for live-action features are split into three categories of production design: period, fantasy, and contemporary film. There is also a category for animated feature films, as well […]
Emmy-winning comedian, Louie Anderson, died last week of complications from cancer. He was 68. Anderson, who created the animated show Life With Louie, appeared in both Coming to America films alongside Eddie Murphy, and hosted a revival of Family Feud, was being treated in a Las Vegas hospital after being diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. His most-honored role was […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just announced that 276 films are eligible for the best picture honor at the 94th Academy Awards. Just a few of the films include Being the Ricardos, Belfast, Don’t Look Up, Encanto, The Harder They Fall, House of Gucci, In the Heights, King Richard, The Power of the Dog, Passing, Spencer, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Shang-Chi and The Legend […]
Earlier this week, the nominations for the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards were announced. Actresses Jennifer Hudson and Halle Berry lead the contest for film categories, while Netflix dominated as a film-producing platform. The show Insecure received the most nominations in television and streaming categories, while H.E.R. received the most nominations in the music recording categories. […]
Daniel Radcliffe, most known as the star of the Harry Potter franchise, is set to portray “Weird Al” Yankovic in an upcoming Roku-exclusive biopic about the parody artist’s life. “I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the role future generations will remember him for,” Yankovic joked in a playful statement announcing the casting. According to a […]